Series · Comedy
The Royle Family (1998)Specials
The Royle Family is a British sitcom created by Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, and produced by Granada Television for BBC Two (series 1) and BBC One (series 2 and 3). It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, comprising lazy patriarch Jim, his hard-working wife Barbara, their entitled daughter Denise, their put-upon son Antony, and Denise's lad fiancé–later husband–David.
- Creator
- Craig Cash, Caroline Aherne
- Writers
- Phil Mealey, Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash
- Network
- BBC One, BBC Two
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- September 14, 1998
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Ricky TomlinsonJim Royle
Sue JohnstonBarbara Royle
Caroline AherneDenise Royle
Craig CashDave Best
Ralf LittleAntony Royle
Liz SmithNorma 'Nana' Speakman
Jessica HynesCheryl Carroll
Doreen KeoghMary Carroll
Peter MartinJoe Carroll
Geoffrey HughesTwiggy
Andrew WhymentDarren Sinclair-Jones
Sheridan SmithEmma Kavanagh
Sharon DuceValerie Kavanagh
John HenshawRoger Kavanagh
Episodes
0/19 watched- Episode 1: The Queen of Sheba57 min · Oct 28, 2006
- Episode 2: The Queen of Sheba - Cast Interviews16 min · Oct 28, 2006
- Episode 3: The Queen of Sheba - Deleted Scenes13 min · Oct 27, 2006
- Episode 4: The Queen of Sheba - Outtakes4 min · Oct 28, 2006
- Episode 5: We Love The Royle Family30 min · Nov 1, 2006
- Episode 6: Children in Need Sketch30 min · Nov 14, 2008
- Episode 7: The New Sofa30 min · Dec 25, 2008
- Episode 8: Jim's Balls - Comic Relief Sketch30 min · Mar 13, 2009
- Episode 9: The Golden Egg Cup30 min · Dec 25, 2009
- Episode 10: Joe's Crackers30 min · Dec 25, 2010
- Episode 11: Royle Family Portraits30 min · Oct 17, 2010
- Episode 12: Behind the Sofa30 min · Oct 10, 2010
- Episode 13: Barbara's Old Ring30 min · Dec 25, 2012
- Episode 14: The New Sofa - Outtakes6 min · Dec 25, 2008
- Episode 15: The Golden Egg Cup - Deleted Scenes & OuttakesDec 25, 2009
- Episode 16: Joe's Crackers - OuttakesDec 25, 2010
- Episode 17: Barbara's Old Ring - OuttakesDec 25, 2012
- Episode 18: Comic Relief Sketch 2013Mar 15, 2013
- Episode 19: Ricky Tomlinson Remembers The Royle Family14 min · Dec 25, 2023
